Part 1 of 6

20-year-old who almost killed Trump was a bright student, had a job and belonged to a gun club

A thin boy with glasses and a short haircut wears a T-shirt with an American flag on it and poses for a photo. Thomas Matthew Crooks in a 2021 Bethel Park High School yearbook photo.

(Bethel Park School District)

The 20-year-old shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Trump was a dietary aide at a nursing home, a bright student, and a member of a gun club.

Jameson Myers, who was part of Crooks’ graduating class, told CBS News that Crooks tried out for his high school’s rifle team during his freshman yearbut did not make the cut.

His senior year,Crooks was among several students given an award for math and science, according to a Tribune-Review story at the time.

Myers told the outlet that Crooks was a “nice kid who never talked poorly of anyone.”

Crooks worked at a nursing home as a dietary aide, a job that generally involves food preparation. Marcie Grimm, the administrator of Bethel Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, said in a statement she was “shocked and saddened to learn of his involvement.” Grimm added thatCrooks had a clean background check when he was hired.

Records showCrooks was registered as a Republican voter in Pennsylvania, but federal campaign finance reports also showhe gave $15 to a progressive political action committee on Jan. 20, 2021, the day President Biden was sworn into office.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-07-14/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-assassination-attempt

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Part 2 of 6

Which one of these classmate stories is not like the others?

Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was rejected from his high school's rifle team, according to a former classmate. The classmate, Jameson Myers, graduated in 2022 with the gunman, whom the FBI identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks, age 20. Myers was a member of the Bethel Park High School varsity rifle team and said he and Crooks were close in elementary school, but not in high school.

Crooks tried out for the rifle team his freshman year, Myers said, but did not make the junior varsity roster. Myers said Crooks did not return to try out for the team for the rest of high school. He called Crooks a "nice kid who never talked poorly of anyone==," and he said, "I never have thought him capable of anything I've seen him do in the last few days."

"When I did speak with him,he just seemed like a normal boy who was not particularly popular but never got picked on or anything," Myers said.

Fellow high school classmate Summer Barkley told CBS Pittsburgh station KDKA that although Crookswasn't popular, he still had a group of friends and was a good student beloved by teachers. She said she didn't see any red flagsthat would lead her to believe he would do something like this.

Another classmate, Jason Koehler, had a somewhat different view, telling KDKA that Crooks as a loner who was bullied for his appearance and wore camo/hunting outfits in class. He said Crooks would often sit in the cafeteria alone before class. He also said Crooks was very COVID-conscious and wore a surgical mask long after they were required.

But Mark Sigafoos, who graduated with Crooks and had two classes with him senior year, said he never saw him bullied. He described Crooks assuper smart and approachable, engaged in class and always volunteering answers. "This is one of the things that is being misconstrued —he was not some type of loner trenchcoat wearer. And I will sayhe was definitely nerdy, for sure, but he never gave off that he was creepy or like a school shooter," Sigafoos said. "He seemed like he wouldn't hurt a fly."

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-rally-shooter-classmate-normal-boy-rejected-from-high-school-rifle-team/

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Part 3 of 6

Former classmate describes shooter Thomas Matthew Crook as 'loner' who was 'bullied'

Jason Kohler, 21, told reporters he went to high school with would-be Trump assassin Thomas Matthew Crook.

This is some weak sauce. This guy, Jason Koehler,graduated in 2021, the year before Thomas, and states in the video he didn’t have any interactions with himbut is seemingly the only source for the loner/bullied narrative.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6357973064112

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Part 4 0f 6

Images of Crooks’ body reviewed by the Associated Pressshows he appears to have been wearing a T-shirt from Demolition Ranch, a popular YouTube channel with more than 11.6 million subscribers that regularly posts videos that show creator Matt Carriker firing off handguns and assault rifles at targets that include human mannequins and vehicles.

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-07-14/thomas-matthew-crooks-trump-assassination-attempt

What is Demolition Ranch? Texas gun enthusiast in news after Trump shooting.

On Saturday, Carriker's Demolition Ranch became notable in a different way. "What the hell," Carriker wrote Saturday evening in aFacebook post that included a photo of Crooks lying dead after the Butler shooting incident and wearing his brand's shirt.

Carriker's Facebook post has more than 2,000 responses, and an Instagram post with the same content has more than 4,000 comments. Many are in support of Carriker and his brand, with some denying Crooks could ever be a follower,even resorting to conspiracy theories that the shooter could've been a plant dressed to look conservative.

==WHO LEAKED THE PHOTO OF THE DECEASED SHOOTER TO THE INTERNET?

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/demolition-ranch-texas-trump-shooting-19573089.php

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Part 5 of 6

Suspected Trump Shooter Remembered By Rifle Team Member As ‘Comically Bad Shot’: What We Know About Thomas Matthew Crooks

The man the FBI has said carried out an attempted assassination against former President Donald Trumpfailed to gain membership to his high school rifle team and was noted as a “comically bad shot” on the first day of try outs, one classmate told the New York Post.

Classmate Jameson Murphy told the Post that ThomasMatthew Crooks wasn't able to make the Bethel Park High School rifle team after missing targets "by close to 20 feet" and described him as a "terrible shot."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/07/15/suspected-trump-shooter-remembered-by-rifle-team-member-as-comically-bad-shot-what-we-know-about-thomas-matthew-crooks/

Audio forensics suggest as many as three weapons fired at Trump rally

Forensic analysis suggests that as many as three weapons were fired at the Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday.

The FBI said Sunday that the shooter acted alone.

The first three shots were consistent with alleged weapon A, the next five were consistent with alleged weapon B, and the final “acoustic impulse” was emitted by a possible weapon C, per audio analysis by Catalin Grigoras, director of the National Center for Media Forensics at the University of Colorado in Denver, and Cole Whitecotton, Senior Professional Research Associate at the same institution.

Audio analysis has also confirmed that the gunman was about 360 to 393 feet from the podium, according to forensics expert Robert Maher. This conclusion aligns with CNN’s analysis that the gunman was on a rooftop 393 to 492 feet from the podium when shots rang out.

The shots exemplify a “crack-pop” sequence, typical when a supersonic bullet passes a microphone, before the “arrival of the corresponding muzzle blast sound,” Maher, who teaches audio forensics at Montana State University, told CNN.

The time between these markers places the shooter 110 to 120 meters from the microphone, Maher said, assuming the bullet is moving at an average speed of 800 to 1,000 meters per second, the equivalent of 2,600 to 3,280 feet per second.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-rallyshooting-07-14-24#h_e3b77ce122987eb5d2059a2dff21a270

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Another classmate, who was not named, added that therifle team coach had concerns about Crooks, sayingthe former Naval man"knew when someone’s not the greatest person" and had noted Crooks' "crass jokes that weren’t appropriate when there are firearms in the school setting."

WHO WAS THE FORMER NAVY RIFLE COACH?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2024/07/15/suspected-trump-shooter-remembered-by-rifle-team-member-as-comically-bad-shot-what-we-know-about-thomas-matthew-crooks/

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This was Part 6 of 6

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That is the point I was trying to make with all six parts I posted, without saying it directly.

>>21214271

Do you recognize any of the arm tattoos? There is a lot of gang activity in Pennsylvania, some in Butler County.

This guy is a poser and didn't even know or have classes with Thomas.

Trump Shooter Fuckery Bun

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Maybe this guy is right.

>>21214115

>Records show Crooks was registered as a Republican voter in Pennsylvania, but federal campaign finance reports also show he gave $15 to a progressive political action committee on Jan. 20, 2021, the day President Biden was sworn into office.

>>21214446

God saved Trump. It was God's timing.

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I don't think this person is the kid they framed as the shooter.

>>21214400

Where is this video from?